10/22/2026
There is a house just around the corner from us that goes all out for Halloween.
We drove past it the other day and I already know what the next few weeks are going to look like. Evening walks over there to check what is new. My son and daughter either holding my hands or racing ahead on their bikes. Stopping on the sidewalk to look at whatever they have added since last time.
This is the part of October I love most. Not the big plans (although Mortimer Farms is definitely on the list, and the Halloween train at McCormick Stillman, because my kids would not forgive me otherwise). It is really the smaller stuff.
Walking in the neighborhood when the evening air is finally something you want to be outside in. My little guy maybe getting his first pedal bike this winter if he keeps up what he's been doing on that balance bike.
These evenings feel a little shorter than I would like. But I am trying to just be in them.
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